Ian Hennessy

Ian Hennessy
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-01-10) 10 January 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Cork, Republic of Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1989 Seton Hall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Cork City F.C.
1990–1991 Boston Bolts
1993–1994 New York Fever
1995–1996 New Jersey Stallions
1996 → MetroStars (loan) 8 (1)
1997 Connecticut Wolves 17 (1)
1998 Reading Rage (0)
Managerial career
North Jersey Imperials
2001 Rutgers (assistant)
2002–2005 Boston College (assistant)
2006–2021 Delaware
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Hennessy (born 10 January 1967) is an Irish soccer coach and former professional player who was most recently the head coach of the University of Delaware.[1] He came to the United States after being rejected by Arsenal,[2] then returned to Ireland, playing for Cork City in their inaugural season in the League of Ireland during 1984.[2] He also played for the Ireland youth team.[3][4]

He was an All-American and twice named Big East Most Outstanding Player whilst with Seton Hall,[3][4] winning three Big East titles.[4] He then went on to play professional soccer with the Boston Bolts, the New York Fever, the New Jersey Stallions, the Connecticut Wolves, the Reading Rage, and as part of the MetroStars squad under manager Carlos Queiroz in Major League Soccer (MLS) first season in 1996.[4]

Hennessy holds a PhD in Molecular Biology from Columbia University in New York City and a bachelor's degree from Seton Hall.[1]

He has worked as a state and regional coach for the Olympic Development Program (ODP) and served as an assistant to Bob Reasso at Rutgers University in the Big East[3] and Ed Kelly of Boston College in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[3] As well as coaching at the University of Delaware, he currently works as a scout for the United States Soccer Federation(USSF).[1] He was the coach of the Blue Hens until 2021 when he was fired.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Bio – Ian Hennessy". Blue Hens. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b Maher, Gareth (7 March 2014). "Hennessy keeping eyes open for next big US star". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d Davidson, Gary (24 January 2006). "Hennessy hopes to end Delaware losing streak as new coach". Soccer Times. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d Mastro, Kevin (23 November 2010). "Coach responsible for success". The Review (The University of Delaware's independent newspaper). p. 29. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. ^ Tresolini, Kevin (9 November 2021). "Hennessy, who coached Blue Hens to three NCAA soccer berths, to be replaced". delawareonline.com. USA Today. Retrieved 13 April 2022.